Early Childhood Through Grade 12 Certification

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Students planning to acquire EC-12 certification may do so by securing a major in either music or kinesiology. To be eligible for Texas certification, students will also follow the certification program designed to provide certification for Early Childhood through Grade 12 under the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) standards. Students follow a course of study which includes the following components: (1) General Studies, (2) Professional Responsibility courses, which include student teaching, (3) an academic major in either music or kinesiology, and (4) sufficient electives to complete the 126-credit-hour minimum for the bachelor's degree, which includes 42 upper-level semester hours.

I. General Studies Requirements (55-61 semester hours)
   
II. Professional Responsibility (27 semester hours):
ECHE 4360, EDUC 1301, 3302, 3312, 4021, 4306, 4307, 4313, 4315, and TECH 4320
 

III.

 

Academic Major (either Music or Physical Education)
    EC-12 MUSIC
    Reading Requirement -- (3 semester hours):
  READ 3334
  Music Education Core -- (44 semester hours):
    MUSI 1111, 1112, 1206, 1311, 1312, 2111, 2112, 2311, 2312, 3201, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3207, 3208, 3211, 3212, 4010, 4189, 4201, 4211, 4214, and 4301
  Applied Concentration -- (10 semester hours):
    6 upper-level and 4 lower-level.
  Applied Secondary -- (4 semester hours)
  Performance Experience -- (7 semester hours):
    MUSI 1115, 1116, 2115, 2116, 3115, 3116, and 4115
  Performance Lab/Recital -- (7 semesters, noncredit-hour requirement):
    MUSI 1000/1001
     


EC-12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
  Reading Requirement -- (3 semester hours):
    READ 3334
  Natural Science Requirement: (4-12 semester hours)
    BIOL 1401, 2405, 2406
  Kinesiology Core -- (33 semester hours):
      KNES 1111, 1115 or 1116, 1122, 2301, 2305, 2309, 3305, 3303, 3326, 3345, 4010, 4302, 4301, and 4303
       
IV. Electives (0-5 semester hours)
Sufficient to complete 126-credit-hour minimum for bachelor's degree, including 42 upper-level semester hours.
 
 

Total Credit Hours Required:

                 EC-12 MUSIC                                  150-153

                 EC-12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION         126-128

 
NOTE: Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.
 

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University

DBU requires a minimum cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 (comprised of transfer and DBU hours). In addition to this requirement, DBU also requires a DBU minimum cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 (comprised of DBU residency hours).


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